Depositor Comments

Calix[4]arenes 1 and 2, functionalised on their upper rim with amidopyridine groups, have been synthesised. In the case of 1, a detailed binding study with a range of aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids has been carried out using 1H NMR spectroscopy. The binding affinities are largely dependent upon the length of the alkyl spacer group, with the highest binding constant observed for dodecanedioic acid. The X-ray crystal structures of 1 and 2 reveal chain structures formed through intermolecular hydrogen bonds between amidopyridine moieties.